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Unit Quiz

Why did Henry VIII make the break with Rome?

This quiz will help you to assess your learning of key concepts and knowledge in this unit.

Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following 'Early Modern Political History' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1) Why did Henry VIII make the break with Rome? 2) In what ways did the Reformation matter to ordinary people? 3) Why did the Civil War break out in 1642? 4) In what ways was Britain turned 'upside down' during the seventeenth century? 5) How revolutionary was the Glorious Revolution? The Unit Quizzes for all of these enquiries are the same quiz on the Early Modern Political History.

Q1.What was the name of Henry VIII's first wife?

Catherine of AragonAnne BoleynJane SeymourAnne of CleevesCatherine Parr

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Q2.Why was Henry VIII given the title 'Defender of the Faith'?

He married his brother's widowHe formed a union with the Holy Roman Emperor to invade FranceHe appointed Cardinal Wolsey as his Lord ChancellorHe wrote a book criticising Protestant ideasHe made himself Supreme Head of the Church of England

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Q3.What was the name of Henry and Catherine's only surviving child?

ElizabethCatherineAnneMaryVictoria

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Q4.Why did Henry believe God was punishing him?

For declaring war on France.For breaking with Rome.For marrying his brother's wife.For divorcing Catherine.For spending too much money.

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Q5.Why did the Pope not give Henry a divorce?

Previous popes had never agreed to a divorce.The Pope strongly disliked Henry.The Pope was related to Catherine of Aragon.The Pope did not want to upset Catherine's nephew, Charles V.The Pope would not give Henry a divorce unless he gave the Catholic Church more money.

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Q6.Why did Henry need a divorce from Catherine before autumn 1533?

Henry's chief adviser was being tried for treason.Catherine of Aragon would make a speech in court.Henry's and Anne's child would be considered if illegitimate when born if Henry was still married.Parliament were meeting to discuss the divorce.Anne Boleyn would leave Henry if he was still married to Catherine then.

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Q7.Who did the Act of Supremacy acknowledge as the Head of the Church of England?

Jesus ChristThe PopeThe Archbishop of CanterburyThe King or Queen of EnglandParliament

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Q8.Who was head of the Catholic Church?

The PopeThe King or QueenThe Archbishop of CanterburyJesus ChristClergymen

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Q9.What was the Catholic Church?

The universal Church, led by the Pope.A group of people, like Martin Luther, who protested against the teachings of the Catholic Church.

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Q10.Who were the Protestants?

The universal Church, led by the Pope.A group of people, like Martin Luther, who protested against the teachings of the Catholic Church.

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Q11.How did Edward VI change the English Church?

He made the English Church Catholic again, telling people to worship in the traditional Catholic way.He made himself Head of the Church and made churches buy an English Bible.He made the English Church Protestant, forcing churches to destroy statues and use a new Protestant prayer book.He made the English Church Protestant, but wasn’t as strict so that everyone felt included.

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Q12.How did Mary I change the English Church?

She made the English Church Catholic again, telling people to worship in the traditional Catholic way.She made herself Head of the Church and made churches buy an English Bible.She made the English Church Protestant, forcing churches to destroy statues and use a new Protestant prayer book.She made the English Church Protestant, but wasn’t as strict so that everyone felt included.

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Q13.How did Elizabeth I change the English Church?

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Q14.Define the Divine Right of Kings

The belief that the monarch gets their power to rule from God.The belief that the monarch gets their power to rule from the general public.The belief that the monarch must follow the laws set by parliament.

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Q15.Why did many people dislike Laud's reforms?

They seemed to be too Puritan.They seemed to be too ProtestantThey seemed to be too Catholic.

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Q16.Why did Charles I try to arrest five MPs?

He believed they were trying to steal his crown.He wanted to start another personal rule and these MPs were stopping him.He believed they had committed treason by working with the National Covenant

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Q17.How many years did Charles' personal rule last for?

5 years7 years11 years

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Q18.How did Charles I raise money? (Choose two)

Select two (2) boxes

By changing Ship Money so that all of England had to pay the tax.By selling the crown jewels.By increasing the amount of fines for people that illegally took from the royal forests.By becoming a business man and trading silks, spices and jewels.

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Q19.Define tyrant:

A cruel ruler who works alongside Parliament.A ruler who lets the public make decisions on how the country should be ruled.A cruel ruler with absolute power.

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Q20.What was the New Model Army?

A professional army of 22,000 soldiers that fought for the king.A professional army of 22,000 soldiers that fought for Parliament.A mercenary army from France.A pamphlet about atrocities committed by Charles I.

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Q21.Which group demanded votes for almost all men at the Putney Debates?

The RoyalistsThe RantersThe QuakersThe Levellers

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Q22.In 1649, Charles I was...

...put on trial and executed....crowned king of Scotland....put on trial and found innocent....made Lord Protector of England.

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Q23.In 1653, Cromwell...

...fled to France....dissolved the Rump Parliament....died and was replaced by his son....became King of England.

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Q24.What did Colonel Pride do to Parliament on 6 December 1648?

Killed 180 MPsPurged 180 MPsKnighted 180 MPsAttacked 180 MPs

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Q25.In Ireland in 1650, Cromwell...

...massacred Catholics in Drogheda and Wexford....chased after Charles I's son....peacefully converted the country to Puritanism....dissolved the Rump Parliament.

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Q26.Who ruled England as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658?

Richard CromwellOliver CormwellJames, Duke of YorkCharles I

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Q27.Who became king of England in 1660?

Charles ICharles IIJames IILouis XIV

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Q28.Why did many Protestant elites not want James II to become king in 1685?

Because he had been best friends with Oliver Cromwell.Because he had started the Fire of London.Because he sold enslaved Africans as a director of the Royal Africa Company.Because he had converted to Catholicism in 1673.

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Q29.Why did some people in England call 1688-89 a 'Glorious Revolution'?

Because it led to a war in Ireland.Because they were Jacobites.Because many English Protestants hated James II (who was Catholic).Because they hated Oliver Cromwell.

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Q30.Why have some historians argued that the word 'Glorious' is the wrong way to describe the events of 1688-92?

Because they think William III was lazy.Because thousands of people died in Ireland and Scotland.Because they wish that Titus Oates had become king in 1688.Because William III was lucky that a 'Protestant Wind' blew him to England.

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